On July 4Th Npr Is Doing Away With Its Tradition Of Reading The Declaration To Discuss Equality.

National Public Radio (NPR) has announced that it is breaking with the longstanding Fourth of July tradition of reading the Declaration of Independence to discuss “what equality means.” For the past 33 years on NPR’s “Morning Edition,” the NPR staff has celebrated America’s birthday by reading the founding document. However, co-host Leila Fadel announced on Twitter that this year they were doing away with that tradition to discuss what Thomas Jefferson meant by “all men are created equal.” NEW YORK, NY – JULY 04: 43rd Annual Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks on July 4, 2019 in New York City. ((Photo by Gotham/WireImage)) An 11-minute discussion followed between two historians and host Steve Inskeep about the strides Americans have made in the fight for equal rights for all men and women in this country. LEFT REJECTS INDEPENDENCE DAY ON TWITTER: ‘BURN THIS COUNTRY TO GOD—FULL’ On the show, the NPR host linked the fight for equality to recent Supreme Court decisions such as Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. “And many of our discussions this Fourth of July are about what equality means. What voting rules really give equal access to the ballot. Do abortion laws give a woman equal control over her own body? At what point does the fetus have equal rights? rights?” Inskeep asked. Without elaborating, Inskeep said Republicans wanted “unequal voting power” and linked the idea to the “global movement toward authoritarian rule.” “For some people equality is out of fashion. Some political progressives prefer the term ‘equality’. Some Republicans in Texas and Colorado have called for unequal voting, giving more weight to conservative voters. The global movement towards authoritarian rule opposes equality, arguing that some people are more equal than others,” the NPR host said. Protesters march and gather near the state capitol after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in Austin, Texas. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued health care providers for allegedly threatening abortion providers. (AP) BY JULY 4, DESPERATE DEMOCRATS ARE URGED TO BE MORE PATRIOTIC BY NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS The show ended on a hopeful note, with historian Annette Gordon-Reed arguing that “far more people in the country” have “embraced” the principle that all men are created equal. However, NPR promoted the idea that equal rights were under attack on Twitter. Last year, NPR grudgingly continued the traditional reading of the statement, but denounced the document as “flawed and deeply ingrained in hypocrisy.” The media outlet suggested at the time that the 2020 riots surrounding the death of George Floyd affected how we should view the Declaration. This vintage image shows the signing of the Declaration of Independence. (iStock) NPR CELEBRATES DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AS ‘FLAWED AND DEEPLY HYPOCRISED’ DOCUMENT “But after last summer’s protests and our national reckoning on race, the words in the document sound different. It famously declares ‘that all men are created equal,’ even though women, slaves and Native Americans were not considered equal she at the time,” said an article accompanying the Independence Day “Morning Edition” broadcast. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Kristine Parks is a Fox News Digital editor. Story tips can be sent to [email protected]